Love in the abstract is not enough for a great man in poverty; he has need of its utmost devotion.... She who is really a wife, on...e in heart, flesh, and bone, must follow wherever he leads, in whom her life, her strength, her pride, and happiness are centered.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Dandyism is the last flicker of heroism in decadent ages.... Dandyism is a setting sun; like the declining star, it is magnificent..., without heat and full of melancholy. But alas! the rising tide of democracy, which spreads everywhere and reduces everything to the same level, is daily carrying away these last champions of human pride, and submerging, in the waters of oblivion, the last traces of these remarkable myrmidons.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Ah wretched We, Poets of Earth! but Thou Wert Living the same Poet which thou'rt Now,... Whilst Angels sing to thee their ayres divine, And joy in an applause so great as thine. Equal society with them to hold, Thou need'st not make new Songs, but say the Old.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
You can make lots of mistakes, but if you give children avenues for creativity and joy, they will have resources to carry them thr...ough. For example, if cooking together, reading, listening to music, coloring, participating in sports, or taking a walk in the woods are paired with pleasure and closeness, throughout life doing these things will kindle old feelings of happiness an/or comfort.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There appears to be but two grand master passions or movers in the human mind, namely, love and pride. And what constitutes the be...auty or deformity of a man's character is the choice he makes under which banner he determines to enlist himself. But there is a strong distinction between different degress in the same thing and a mixture of two contraries.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Poor America, of what avail is all her wealth, if the individuals comprising the nation are wretchedly poor? If they live in squal...or, in filth, in crime, with hope and joy gone, a homeless, soilless army of human prey.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
And to your more bewitching, see the proud, Plump bed bear up, and swelling like a cloud,... Tempting the two too modest; can Ye see it brustle like a swan, And you be cold To meet it when it woos and seems to fold The arms to hug you? Throw, throw Yourselves into the mighty overflow Of that white pride, and drown The night with you in floods of down.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Ethical and cultural desegregation. It is a contradiction in terms to scream race pride and equality while at the same time spurni...ng Negro teachers and self-association.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Childhood is an adventure both for children and for their parents. There should be freedom to explore and joy in discovery. The im...portant discoveries for both parents and children seldom come at the points where the path is smooth and straight. It is the curves in that path to adventure that make the trip interesting and worthwhile.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »